Hi everyone! Later today, following the PlayStation Store publish, we’re debuting six new Ultimate Editions for six games paired with all their playable DLC, available only on PlayStation Store. As part of our Ultimate Deals, we’re making these new Ultimate Editions, along with some great existing Ultimate Editions, available for up to 67% off, with even more savings – up to 85% 75% off – for PS Plus members.

Ultimate Editions bundle some of the best games with all of their add-on content to provide the complete game experience. Today through Monday, October 20th, pick up brand new Ultimate Editions for Batman Arkham Origins, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Muramasa Rebirth, Toukiden: Age of Demons and Sound Shapes at a sweet discount. Check out the full line-up of Ultimate Editions on sale:

Title

PS Plus Price

Sale Price

Original Price

Batman Arkham Origins Ultimate Edition (PS3)*

$26.99

$29.99

$37.49

Batman: Arkham City Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$13.99

$19.99

$34.49

Borderlands: Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$7.49

$9.99

$29.99

Dead Island Riptide Complete Edition (PS3)*

$ 7.99

$ 9.99

$19.99

Dead Island: Game of the Year Edition (PS3)

$7.99

$9.99

$19.99

Deadly Premonition: The Director’s Cut Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$7.19

$7.99

$19.99

Metal Gear Rising : Revengeance Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$19.19

$23.99

$74.99

Mortal Kombat Komplete Edition (PS3)

$9.79

$13.99

$19.99

Muramasa Rebirth Complete Edition (PS Vita)*

$19.59

$27.99

$34.99

Prototype 2 Ultimate Bundle (PS3)

$17.99

$19.99

$49.99

Resident Evil 6 Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$13.64

$19.49

$27.99

Saints Row IV National Treasure Edition (PS3)

$19.79

$21.99

$29.99

Saints Row: The Third The Full Package (PS3)

$11.19

$13.99

$19.99

Sound Shapes Ultimate Bundle (PS4)*

$12.79

$15.99

$19.99

Sound Shapes Ultimate Bundle (PS3)*

$12.79

$15.99

$19.99

Sound Shapes Ultimate Bundle (PS Vita)*

$12.79

$15.99

$19.99

The Amazing Spider Man Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$26.99

$29.99

$49.99

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Gold Edition (PS3)*

$35.99

$39.99

$49.99

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Gold Edition (PS4)*

$44.99

$49.99

$59.99

Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Blacklist Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$8.75

$17.49

$24.99

Toukiden: Age of Demons Ultimate Edition (PS Vita)*

$28.79

$31.99

$39.99

TRANSFORMERS: Fall of Cybertron Ultimate Edition (PS3)

$26.99

$29.99

$ 89.99

*New Ultimate Edition

These Ultimate Editions will only be on sale for a limited time, so don’t wait to pick them up. Which ones are you getting?

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/10/14/ultimate-deals-on-ultimate-editions-6-brand-new-ultimate-editions/feed/98http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/Ultimate-Editions.jpg2.51Digital Distribution Manager, Sony Network Entertainment982The Amazing Spider-Man 2 Out Today on PS3, PS4http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/29/the-amazing-spider-man-2-out-today-on-ps3-ps4/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/29/the-amazing-spider-man-2-out-today-on-ps3-ps4/#commentsTue, 29 Apr 2014 18:00:40 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=131306PS3 and PS4, and the movie coming out this Friday. I think there are certain timeless qualities to ol' Spidey that have made him so enduringly popular, and I was happy to see those traits on display as I worked on my scenes for the game.]]>

Salutations, PlayStation community! First of all, I just want to say how grateful I am to the people who run PlayStation.Blog for giving me this space to speak to you today. It’s a real busy week for Spider-Man, with The Amazing Spider-Man 2 video game out today on PS3 and PS4, and the movie coming out this Friday. I think there are certain timeless qualities to ol’ Spidey that have made him so enduringly popular, and I was happy to see those traits on display as I worked on my scenes for the game.

I love the story Beenox is delivering this time around, and the fact that it’s able to cover some of the same narrative and emotional ground as The Amazing Spider-Man 2 film, while still going in its own unique direction (meaning you can experience one without spoiling the other). They’ve got Electro, Kingpin, Kraven, Black Cat, the Green Goblin… and I really enjoyed what they did with the characters who don’t appear in the movie. Kingpin and Kraven are treated as more than just adversaries for Spider-Man — they’re foils to his very philosophy, challenging everything he believes in. That level of characterization — for the good guys and the bad guys — is what makes Marvel stories so different.

But like I said in the video, I’m most excited about Peter Parker himself being in the game and having an important part to play. I’ll admit a lot of that is because I get to act opposite him… but there’s more to it than that!

When I first pitched the idea of a teenage superhero who has to deal with problems in his personal life, people told me I was crazy. Times have changed since then, but Spider-Man has always been who he is because of the person beneath the mask, and I appreciate that the developers recognized that you can’t tell a proper story with half a character.

Naturally, I’ve played the game, too, and Manhattan is a lot of fun to swing around (there’s the occasional aerial assault drone from Kingpin’s Task Force trying to swat you out of the sky, but it’s still easier than getting across Midtown at rush hour). It has all the feeling of being a great open playground.

But there’s a balance to it, and that comes in the form of The Amazing Spider-Man 2’s “Hero or Menace” feature. Spider-Man has never been a guy who just beats up thugs. He has responsibilities, at home and around the city, and as crimes and disasters pop up, you have to make the same kind of choices Spidey has to. Do you help people in need, or just go about your business? Forcing you to choose between doing right by your neighbors or yourself is such a clever way to get you into the mindset that Peter Parker must occupy everyday.

It’s great that we can have two major Spidey adventures launching side-by-side, each with something distinct to offer. After all, Spider-Man was never the work of just one mind; it’s thanks to the hard work of countless artists — creative and technical — that we have so many stories with these characters to visit. For me, the best thing about Spidey has always been that anybody with enough imagination can pretend to be Spider-Man — you look at that suit and just can’t help picturing yourself underneath it. And I’m so glad that we’ve got such a far-reaching range of comics, TV shows, movies, and games like these to make it all a little easier to imagine.

You can pick up The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on PS4 and PS3 today. And to all you aspiring web-heads out there — welcome to the neighborhood!

Enchanted realms, haunted halls, and outlandish fighters join the gaming family this week with another robust lineup of new games coming to PlayStation.

Harken, fantasy lovers, and take note: Child of Light launches this week on PS3 and PS4. This tribute to old-school JRPGs follows the melancholic story of Aurora, daughter to an Austrian duke and visitor to the strange realm of Lemuria. Lost and brave, this little hero embarks on a quest to vanquish the Black Queen and reclaim the Sun, Moon, and Stars. The developers at Ubisoft Montreal have taken great measures to ensure this is one of the prettiest games to debut in recent memory.

And for those that pine over a good scare, Daylight arrives on PS4. This procedurally generated horror game follows Sarah Gwynn as she works her way through skin-crawling environments, outrunning specters with only the light from her phone to guide her.

For a complete list of games coming to PlayStation this week, read on. And enjoy the Drop!

New PlayStation Releases This Week

Unravel a threat against New York City as the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man. Play as both the famed webhead and also Peter Parker, battle all-new villains, explore a fully-realized Manhattan, and unleash new abilities. Happy swinging.

Bust-a-Move 4

PSone Classic — Digital

The addictive, adrenaline-pumping classic is back! Bust bubbles in this fan-favorite puzzle game across a variety of modes with numerous playable characters. Keep an eye out for Kurol — she’s totally adorable.

A jaw-dropping tribute to JRPGs. Join the brave Aurora on her quest through the mystical realm of Lemuria. Wage war in a rich, turn-based battle system with a party of quirky and charming heroes. Play alone, or with a partner.

Endure the haunted halls and misty woods in a procedurally generated horror experience, in which no two playthroughs are the same. Unreal Engine 4 powers atmospheric settings alongside bone-chilling sounds.

Live the wild and eccentric battles ripped straight from the legendary manga. Play as characters plucked from throughout the entire series, and wield signature moves against AI opponents or friends online.

Raiden IV: Overkill

PS3 — Digital

The frantic shooter series is back with Overkill mode, brimming with new missions and a revamped scoring system. Unleash hell on the opposition with new weapons and returning fan-favorites like the Spread Shot and Vulcan Laser.

Rambo The Video Game

PS3 — Digital, Retail

Featuring 16 missions based on the movie series, create chaos with Rambo’s iconic bow, knife, and guns. Pit Rambo against 25 varying enemy types and use more than a dozen weapons.

Scourge: Outbreak

PS3 — Digital

Blast through Nogari Island as the elite Echo Squad, a storied group of mercenaries. Utilize a potent array of weapons and abilities to destroy all that stand between Echo Squad and its objectives. Full co-op campaign for up to four players.

Yu-Gi-Oh! Millennium Duels

PS3 — Digital

Duel Yu-Gi-Oh! characters from the past and present of the card-slinging series. Includes the latest cards from the trading card game, single-player challenges, and online multiplayer.

Demos and Betas

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/04/27/the-drop-new-playstation-games-for-4292014/feed/149http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/child-of-light-drop-promo.jpg3.82Social Media Specialist14911The Amazing Spider-Man 2 PS4 Video Walkthroughhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/27/the-amazing-spider-man-2-ps4-video-walkthrough/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/27/the-amazing-spider-man-2-ps4-video-walkthrough/#commentsThu, 27 Mar 2014 16:00:35 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=127099PS3 and PS4 created a great opportunity to build and improve on something rather than starting from a blank slate. The gameplay walkthrough we've prepared for you today shows off some of the ways we've gone about doing that, but I'd also like to briefly flesh out some of those details with a little more context.]]>

Since taking over as stewards of the Spider-Man console gaming franchise, we’ve seized the opportunity to explore new territory with each game release. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 on PS3 and PS4 created a great opportunity to build and improve on something rather than starting from a blank slate. The gameplay walkthrough we’ve prepared for you today shows off some of the ways we’ve gone about doing that, but I’d also like to briefly flesh out some of those details with a little more context.

The new mechanics of web-swinging are more than just a visual tick, and that’s why we often start off pointing them out. Controlling separate sides of Spider-Man with separate sides of your brain has a great psychological effect, and it really immerses you even deeper into your character, particularly when you have to decide to use the right or left trigger based on the physical location of buildings as you swing through the city.

Your cell phone is more than just a glorified menu and map — it’s also how you gauge your progress as New York’s guardian arachnid. The new “Hero or Menace” system is a way for us to personalize the act of safeguarding everyday citizens’ lives, by adding real consequences for Spider-Man and the city as a whole based on your actions (and inactions). We really want you to feel like you’re the hero behind the mask, and that means giving you all the challenges and choices that ol’ Webhead has to deal with moment-to-moment.

And that also means letting you take off that mask to experience a slice of life from Peter Parker’s perspective by investigating multifaceted characters, as well as letting you go home to visit Aunt May and take care of personal business. The sight of Peter’s wardrobe is a cool one, and we’re excited for players to get their hands on the range of suits we’ve included in the game. As with the shift in web-swinging, these costume choices offer far more than just a cosmetic effect.

You’ll notice the combat scenario we show off in the video takes place in an open, outdoor environment. We’ve got this great wide world to play with in Manhattan, and we thought it would be a shame to just restrict you to a series of linear corridors. That’s not fun for you or for us. So indoors and out, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 tries to give you legroom, with enough space to explore and experiment.

As you can see in the combat section of the walkthrough, you can go wherever you want in this area, which really frees you up to do whatever you want, too, from stealth prowess to up-close-and-personal combat, and we’ve expanded Spidey’s skill set to reflect that.

It’s the same city as before, but it’s definitely a different world, and we can’t wait for you to discover all the other reasons why when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 arrives on April 29th.

]]>http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/03/27/the-amazing-spider-man-2-ps4-video-walkthrough/feed/77http://blog.us.playstation.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/theamazingspiderman2.jpg3.77Creative Director, Beenox7716The Amazing Spider-Man 2: Building a Better Playgroundhttp://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/30/the-amazing-spider-man-2-building-a-better-playground/
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2014/01/30/the-amazing-spider-man-2-building-a-better-playground/#commentsThu, 30 Jan 2014 18:10:46 +0000http://blog.us.playstation.com/?p=124122Spider-Man is pretty incredible among super heroes. Rather than hide away from the world when confronted with the death of a loved one, he uses that very personal loss as motivation to invest even greater in society. Spider-Man can tango with street thugs, mutant hybrids, and mechanical monstrosities, but he’s not above your everyday cat-in-tree rescue. He doesn’t have a secret lair or concealed base of operations; he’s just a guy in bright blue and red tights doing mid-air somersaults down Fifth Avenue. He wants to be seen. He enjoys this.

We had a few core goals for The Amazing Spider-Man 2: invigorate the experience with greater variety in play, more focused storytelling, and more natural pacing; deliver a world worth protecting; and finally, give you all the tools you need to make it fun to do so. It means improving and refining on what came before with fresh content, to be certain, but it also means staying true to that unique personality, using it to inform every decision we make.

We’ve added a few new things to The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to achieve that end. First and foremost, we think sandboxes work best when the player’s actions (or inaction) impact the game experience, so we’re introducing the Hero or Menace system, which rewards players who save citizens and keep crime rates down through side activities — with some potentially meaningful consequences for those who shirk Spider-Man’s responsibilities. And to make it more interesting, we’ve added new crimes to thwart, like arson and hostage rescue crises, while further developing the existing ones from the first game.

Equally important is getting the “neighborhood” part of “friendly neighborhood Spider-Man” right, and creating a more diverse New York City that’s fun to spend time in. That starts with revising our Manhattan, getting it closer to the look and feel of the real thing, complete with more varied buildings and architecture, distinct districts, more realistic street sizes, and more reasons to explore.

This design philosophy of focusing on Manhattan is about more than just mixing up the aesthetics; we want the city to be your playground, which means treating it as more than a hub for going off to other, more confined places. More missions and side activities take place within the city, and many progress dynamically (e.g., you fight some thugs in the streets, their leader takes off in a car, and you chase him down). This also means getting away from the constraints of what typically defines a “level” in Spidey games, opening them up in a way that offers far more variety.

Underlying all these additions and revisions is ensuring that Spider-Man himself is still a joy to play. Web Rush — a great mechanic introduced in The Amazing Spider-Man that offers movement and action choices on-the-fly — is back, along with new abilities like dodges, rolls, and critical strikes. There are also new upgrades and special powers.

Web-swinging works a bit differently this time around, and if it’s always bothered you that Spidey can somehow soar above the city, shooting webbing into thin air rather than swinging through it, you’ll be pleased to learn the web-head now attaches to actual objects in the environment.

Moreover, by opting for more open spaces, we can offer players greater choice in tackling combat encounters — most notably by drastically increasing the number of opportunities for viable stealth solutions, as well as increasing Spidey’s prowess when striking from the shadows.

If that’s not your thing, new enemy countertypes add greater depth and challenge to combat brawls, discouraging button-mashing and incentivizing you to use your whole arsenal. We’re also changing up the pace of upgrades so that they’re something you acquire appreciably throughout the adventure.

That improved sense of pacing also applies to the story, which we’ve been crafting closely with Marvel with great attention to character. Taking place alongside the events of the movie this time (rather than after-the-fact), it takes on a more personal tone for both Spider-Man, on the hunt for Uncle Ben’s killer, and Peter Parker himself, who will have his own role to play in the narrative outside of the costume (which I’m personally excited for).

The game’s impressive cast of villains will also get their due, playing a more central role throughout the plot while providing some memorable boss showdowns.